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Plot: A boy with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempts to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.
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Recent Reviews
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MCT:September 29, 2008
PAN AND SCAN. Antes que canales televisivos como Lifetime generaran el patrón de películas "enfermedad de la semana", algunas películas -como esta- se destacaban cuales odas a ciertos espíritus indomables y aferrados a la vida por pasión y no por terquedad. Una historia deliberada pero no excesivamente emotiva y muy bien contada. Cher y Eric Stoltz están magníficos. / Before television channels such as Lifetime generated the "disease of the week" movie pattern, some films (like this one) stood out as odes to certain spirits for their indomitableness and affirmation to life by way of passion and not stubborness. A deliberately, but not excessively, emotional and well-told story. Cher and Eric Stoltz are magnificent.
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MCT:September 25, 2008We watched this for my religion class and I absolutely adore it, Rocky Denis is now my new favorite movie character of all time =]
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MCT:July 25, 2008
Based on a true story, Eric Stoltz portrays Rocky Dennis, a California teenager diagnosed at age four with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia (a rare disease occurring in approximately 1 out of every 22 million births). The affliction causes calcium to deposit within his skull at an abnormal rate, leaving Rocky's face horribly disfigured. Despite doctors' repeated prognoses of three to six month life expectancies, Rocky has continued to beat the odds over the years. Stoltz's ability to shine Rocky's personality through the layers of Oscar-winning prosthetic makeup is one of the finest acting performances I've seen in a film. Stoltz manages to convey Rocky's emotions through his eyes, vocal delivery, and body language. Complementing his acting is an almost-equally fine performance by Cher.
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MCT:July 13, 2008
it was a great very moving movie. And it has Sam Elliott and Cher too. Great chemistry. Eric Stolz did a great job, all the actors in it were great
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MCT:June 29, 2008
Totally awesome. Had me watching from beginning to end mesmerised, especially when he looked at himself in the funny mirrors and it showed what he would have looked like.
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MCT:June 7, 2008HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA AHAHHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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MCT:May 31, 2008
This is a pretty good flick. Mostly because of the great acting. We feel and connect with the characters as the story unfolds.
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MCT:May 23, 2008
poor rocky...i can't even hardly think of this movie...i used to love it growing up, pretty touching!
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MCT:May 14, 2008Oh, not the Jim Carrey flick? Just kidding! We had to watch this in elementary school (along with the Elephant "I Am Not An Animal!" Man) to learn compassion from those who are different from us. But all I got out of it was that different people are scary! Ha!
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MCT:May 10, 2008
Really great movie about a high school kid with a face deformation. He learns to overcome other people's prejudice and just enjoys life, really great emotional driven movie.
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MCT:May 4, 2008
absolutely loved this movie. the ending was a bit sad, but it is a true story and true stories usually are sad. terrific acting too.
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MCT:April 27, 2008
A quite sad, yet touching story about outsiderness and how pure willpower and love can overcome a very tragic fate. It's even more sad to know that this movie was based on real events, but at the same time that also made it very inspiring, as it leaves you in the end with a compelling message. One you're not likely to forget in an instant.
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MCT:April 11, 2008Stoltz is horribly disfigured and learns to live in spite of that while inspiring Sam Elliot, annoying Cher, and the fat dude from Sanford and Son. My friend has a girlfriend that reminds me of Rocky Dennis.
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MCT:March 10, 2008
No, this is not that Jim Carrey movie where he spins around with a green face! This is a beautiful movie based on a true story starring Eric Stoltz and Cher. Stoltz plays Rocky, a young man with a rare disease that not only risks his life, but disfigures his face too. Although sometimes you feel incredibly sad, he often deals with his disease in comical and light-hearted ways. There are some very sweet humourous scenes. Cher is amazing as his mother. She is a biker chick, she hangs out with biker mates and has biker lovers, which is probably why the movie was introduced to me at such a young age (both my parents were keen bikers back then). I loved it as a child and still to this day... The ending gets me everytime.
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MCT:December 29, 2007
In my opinon one of the most emotional films ever made both Eric Stoltz and Cher played great parts in this and despite problems their relationship came across as a great partnership.
VERDICT: If you haven't seen it, give it a watch, but expect to have a lump in your throat. -
MCT:December 1, 2007
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MCT:November 27, 2007
tear jerker alert...cher in this moving film bout her son having a rare desease commonly known as lions desease
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MCT:November 7, 2007
I cry so much when I watch this movie, but you have to see it, but make you have a box of tissues handy.
Comments
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UntamedFelineposted 91 days ago -
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! THIS IS JUST CALLED "MASK"! THE JIM CARREY ONE IS CALL "THE MASK"! the guy who said "this isn't as good as the Jim carrey remake". okay, i haven't seen either, but i'm not stupid enough to think they are the same story. God, you've seen both, so how did you get that fact wrong?
posted 194 days ago -
actually this has nothing to do with the carrey film, this is about a boy with a deformity, the carrey film is about a magical mask.
posted 663 days ago -
Family Guy spoofs the film's portrayal of Rocky Dennis in the episodes "Petarded" and "Peter's Got Woods".
posted 675 days ago -
this verison isn't as good as the jim carrey remake done ten years later. the joke here just never caught on.
posted 698 days ago -
Yeah... It makes me cry everytime I see it, but shows that looks are only skin deep.
posted 755 days ago -
Sweet! im the first to talk about this movie
well i saw it when i was in the Filmers Lit. class at SHMS
in Mr Beelers class, she was an awsome teacher
over that half year in my 8th grade year, we watched countless movies
and this one was one of my favourites.
i want everyone i know, to watch it because they will be amazed how good of a movie it isposted 807 days ago
